leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
precondition; prerequisite
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
just because; even if; even though
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
this for sure; certainly is
to make sure of the truth
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
new argument; new theory; new thesis; new debate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
countermeasure; counter-measure
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
heavy concentration; overconcentration